diff --git a/server/update.go b/server/update.go
index 35f091b..27e3be5 100644
--- a/server/update.go
+++ b/server/update.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package server
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"github.com/buger/jsonparser"
-	"github.com/creasty/defaults"
 	"github.com/imdario/mergo"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -30,11 +29,6 @@ func (s *Server) UpdateDataStructure(data []byte, background bool) error {
 		return errors.New("attempting to merge a data stack with an invalid UUID")
 	}
 
-	// Set the default values in the interface that we unmarshaled into.
-	if err := defaults.Set(src); err != nil {
-		return errors.WithStack(err)
-	}
-
 	// Merge the new data object that we have received with the existing server data object
 	// and then save it to the disk so it is persistent.
 	if err := mergo.Merge(s, src, mergo.WithOverride); err != nil {